Rotary Club of Tamworth First Light 2017 2018 District Governor: Bob Ryan 0409 457 705 President: Michael Smith 0408 230 211 Secretary: Michael O Connor 0437 593 479 Treasurer: Deb Barnes 0411 770 552 Our next meeting on Wednesday 8 November 2017 will be held at the Brain Injury Unit. Please meet at Kameruka at 6.30am for breakfast. Cost: $15
November Diary Notes and Dates 8 Murder on the Orient Express End Polio Film 9 Light up the Night 7-9.30pm Power House Museum- celebrating Tamworth being the first municipal electric street lighting in Australia. 18 Million Dollar Dinner 22 No Meeting 24Combined meeting with Sunrise at Westpac Helicopter Base Tam Airport 25 Hummingbird Ball (see DJ) 25-26 Pre PETS (District Muster) 30 Christmas Party with Bowls December 6 Annual General Meeting 15 Santa Crawl Feb 27/March 3 RYAG Sheep at Walcha March April 17-24 RYLA at Yarrahapinni 6-22 NZ tour June 16 Change over Dinner 23-27 Convention in Toronto Chris Watson has tour information Ph: 1300 552 032 September 3-16 Nepal tour **** Council on Legislation contact hallkr330@gmail.com Michael O Connor gave a 60 seconds address. He spoke about the history, the importance and significance of the Battle of Beersheba. Our Sergeant was in fine form and gave us a morning with an Elvis theme. Ron Allen told about his reunion and the value of friendships and old mates. It s not what we have in life, but who we have in our life that matters. J.M.Lawrence. My memory s not as sharp as it used to be. Also, my memory s not as sharp as it used to be.
Wednesday 8 November 2017 Meeting 1383 QUOTE; Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools speak because they have to say something. Good to see a good roll up at this week s meeting, with a bit of banter Must be the great weather bringing you all out! Or were you all keen to see our Finnish exchange student, Kaisa play the flute? Kaisa gave a great presentation on her home country Finland, her family and her pastimes. As we know Kaisa is from a very big family and is blessed to live in a beautiful part of the world. Her home is on a beach which looks beautiful, something she has captured with her love of photography. Kaisa s English has improved a great deal since she arrived and it will be interesting to see how much her English and confidence grows in her remaining time in Australia. One of Kaisa s other interests is the flute, of which she gave us a small rendition on Wednesday Thank you for your presentation Kaisa. Don t forget the End Polio now fundraiser night this Wednesday It s a movie night at Forum 6 cinemas showing Murder on the Orient Express Its only $20 bucks per person so please come along and assist this project, get out of the house! Jane tells me there are plenty of tickets left, so please give her a call. Looks like the Rotary Lodge project will get under way next weekend Not sure that there will be any need for manual labour lackies on the day. There appears to be plenty of tradies giving free assistance and plenty of materials donated. There is limited room on site for workers and I think it s a case of don t get in the road!! We will liaise with the Sunrise club this week and let members know if they can assist. Don t forget this week s meeting will be at Alana house in the hospital grounds. Directions will be in this bulletin!!! We also have a joint meeting with Sunrise club at the Westpac helicopter site coming on the 22nd. We will need an indication of numbers for that one so please remember the date and pencil that one in your diary! The xmas party is also coming up soon, it will be another bare foot bowls night at the city bowlo club. It was good fun last year so I m looking forward to that one! Just a little mention that we lost one of our great golf trip supporters in Marj Handley during the week. Marj lost her battle with cancer, Bill and Marj were long-time supporters of our trips, our condolences to their family. Cheers for now Enjoy your week, life is short.* Michael.***
**** Guest Speaker: Kaisa Kasunen, Exchange Student from Finland.It was wonderful to hear and watch Kaisa s presentation. Three months into her year with us, she was able to present a programme some exchange students do after 12 months.kaisa gave us a brief history lesson of Finland, an insight into her family with her parents being very busy raising 11 Children, Kaisa being the second oldest.we heard a little about the geography of Finland with over 200,000 lakes, the four very distinct seasons and Kaisa wrapped up her presentation with a flute solo, displaying the all-round young lady she is.we are looking forward to getting to know Kaisa better during the year and her presentation to the Club before she departs in the middle of next year should be one not to miss. Kaisa was introduced by John Treloar who wrote this report. *** Our thoughts and sympathies are with Annette and Peter Ryan as they report the passing of their loved one. **** I feel like my body has gotten totally out of shape, so I got my doctor s permission to join a fitness club and start exercising. I decided to take an aerobics class for seniors. I bent, twisted, gyrated, jumped up and down, and perspired for an hour. But, by the time I got my leotards on, the class was over **** The Effects of Brain Injury After a traumatic Brain injury a person may have difficulties with: attention and concentration; memory; physical ability and balane; communications; vision, smell and taste; behaviour and emotions; fatigue and tiredness; planning and organisation.
Just a few reverse Blond Jokes A blond man is in the bathroom and his wife shouts: Did you find the shampoo?: He answers: Yes, but I m not sure what to do it s for dry hair, and I ve just wet mine. A blond man spies a letter lying on his doormat. It says on the envelope DO NOT BEND. He spends the next 2 hours trying to figure out how to pickit up. A blond man shouts frantically into the phone, My wife is pregnant and her contractions are only two minutes apart! Is this her first child? asks the Doctor. No! he shouts, this is her husband.
Venue Vocational visit Wednesday 15 November West Diggers 6.30for7am Wednesday 22 November Topic Brain Injury unit P.Milson,H,Orvard, Dr Inala House Schumacher. Cardiovascular Door Team John Fogarty Michelle Shanahan Phil Heffernan Anne Jacob Meeter & Greeter Christine Shewry Rob Clifton Welcome Elizabeth Gill Brodie Shields President Assist Val Hellmann Steve Massey Visitor Assist Corporal Assist Ian Howle Tom Hellmann Bulletin Notes Paul Stevenson Louise Matthews Introduction Paul Stevenson Louise Matthews Vote of Thanks Peter Hyde Marina Lawrence 60 seconds NO MEETING PO Raffle 10 November 17 November 24 November MaureenThornton Mitch Soree Members Birthdays Partners Birthdays nil Anniversaries Club Induction Corporals for November Terry Robinson & Peter Ryan Steve Massey Brodie Shields Brodie Shields Peter Pulley Maureen Thornton Peter Pulley 1 December 8 December 15 December Mitch Soree David Hinwood Peter Leonard David Hinwood Peter Leonard Peter Ryan Peter Leonard 10/11 Birthdays, Anniversaries and Inductions Andrew & Natasha Beer 15/11 (9 years) Glenn McIntosh 16/11 (1 year); John Worldon 14/11 (10 years) Corporals for December Les Jacob & Brett John Treloar Attendance 78% Make-Ups nil Visiting Rotarians nil Visitors Kaisa Heads & Tails Mitch Soree Raffle Brett White.
The Object of Rotary The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster: FIRST. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; SECOND. High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society; THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life; FOURTH. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service. Rotary Grace O Lord and giver of all good We thank Thee for our daily food May Rotary Friends and Rotary ways Help us to serve Thee all our days The Four-Way Test Of the things we think, say or do 1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? Tamworth First Light Meets Wednesday morning, 6:30 for 7:00 am at Wests Diggers Kable Avenue TAMWORTH NSW 2340 Phone: 02 6766 4661 Club Officers and contact details President Michael Smith president@tamworthfirstlight.org.au Secretary Michael O Connor secretary@tamworthfirstlight.org.au Other Clubs meet: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday Tamworth West, West Tamworth Bowling Club, 6:30pm Tamworth Rotary Club, Service Club, 6:15pm Tamworth on Peel (Calala Rotary), Calala Inn, 6:30pm Tamworth Sunrise, Sanctuary Inn, 7:00am